Last weekend, I watched The Life of David Gale, I like Kevin Spacey, and when he is in a movie, I am there. He is very good in this movie.
Fat-Ass Roger Ebert and other critics didn’t give this movie a good review. I thought it was great, go see this movie, not a paid endorsement, my personal opinion.
I am very glad I don’t give too much to these talking heads, because there are other movies that I saw they didn’t give a good review, but I liked, I just can’t think of any more right now.
Any movies you liked and the Critics didn’t give a good review for?
I’m trying to think of one and I’m not able. Some of the stuff I liked got mixed reviews but I can’t think of all negative ones.
Then again I usually can learn if I’ll like a movie or not independently from the opinion of the reviewer (Ebert for example) so it’s harder to remenber.
I usually like critic lauded movies and dislike panned ones.
The first was a virtual feast for the eyes and ears called Freddy Got Fingered. It featured sublime performances from two of Hollywood’s giants, Tom Green and Rip Torn, and featured a non-stop calvacade of jokes ranging from body functions to child molestation and right back to body functions (if you ask me, and no one ever does, you can never have too many jokes about goin’ poop). Brilliantly funny and wickedly satirical. I could not believe it when the critics didn’t fall over themselves praising this film. I mean, ususally, they only endorse those mind-numbingly boring movies with people like Streep and Nicholson and here was a fresh new look at comedy. I could not understand it.
The second was another gem featuring another one of those eclectic, immensely talented ex-Saturday Night Live geniuses - Adam Sandler in Little Nicky. Featuring an equally brilliant performance by Harvey Keitel as Dad (reprising a role he first played in Taxi Driver but, unfortunately not showing his penis) and the dead-on wit of a talking bulldog, I figured this movie was a can’t miss. Hell (pun intended), it even had one of those Arquettes in it and everybody likes them. But no, critic after critic panned this film in favor of other more “artistic” movies. It is situations like these when I discover that getting movie recommendations from the boys in my 5th grade gym class is far more agreeable than trusting someone like Roger Ebert.
Among my guilty pleasures are such movies as Baseketball, UHF, Cat People, and Howard the Duck, as well as the entire Kevin Smith collection, which has been met with very mixed reviews.
What are you trying to say? That these movies are to be mocked and ridiculed like an evolutionist at an ICR conference? Mark my words, when AFI does the exhaustive Films Of All Time, these two cinematic masterpieces will be right there with all of your Godfathers, Modern Problems, Red Balloons and other complicated farces that require way to much attention. It’s all about time, baby. Those critics will come around and be eating a plate full of something so bad you won’t even see it on Fear Factor!
I liked Vanilla Sky, even though most crititics hated it. It is flawed, but it really made me think, which is more than I can say for a bunch of other critic-approved movies.
I have to agree with Magickly Delicious. I really enjoyed Vanilla Sky, and thought it was a well-done, thought provoking movie. Most people I know (even ones I usually agree with movie-wise) (including critics), however, couldn’t stand it.
I loved Three O’Clock High! Who gave that a bad review?
My pick is Eye of the Beholder. Nobody else seemed to like it at all, but I thought it was a pretty cool, quirky movie with great music and a unique story. I loved the device of Ewan McGregor’s little girl throughout the film as a sort of briddge between him and Ashley Judd.
I liked it… but I seem to be one of about three people in the world who did.
I really enjoyed “Toys”.
Kinda weird little story - lovely imagery, good movie score.
Nearly put off by the cutesy singing at the start, but enjoyed the rest.
It was advertised as a kiddies movie and a kind of Robin Williams comedy vehicle, over here. It was not that kind of movie at all, and disappeared without trace, at least over here it did.
‘The Hitcher’ - any time this is on I have to watch it. Roger Ebert gave it 0 stars. George W. Bush helped finance it. I have my own theory about what the movie means, but it’s pretty ambiguous.
‘Little Nicky’ - the movie is a lot cleverer than it seems at first glance. Has some really bizarre imagery in it.
‘Showgirls’ - OK, everybody got that ‘Starship Troopers’ was not a serious movie, but ‘Showgirls’ went right over their heads. Extremely funny movie.
‘Commando’ - One of my favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.
‘The Sixth Day’ - Another great Schwarzenegger movie. Great sense of humor, loved the characters who kept dying over and over.
